Blair defends policy of intervention In a passionate defence of his commitment to Africa over the past decade, the prime minister urged the continents leaders and the west to square up to the challenges ahead.
Accept ban, Thaksin tells supporters Thaksin, in a statement read by his lawyer in Bangkok, also urged the generals, who ousted him in a bloodless coup last year, to speed up elections promised for December.
UN sets up tribunal for Hariri killing About 200 people holding flags cheered as some cried near Hariris downtown Beirut grave as a giant screen broadcast the Security Council vote live from New York on Wednesday.
Rallies banned in Islamabad An official order issued Wednesday said: "Certain sections of public are planning to take out processions and to stage demonstrations in district Islamabad which is likely to threat public peace and tranquillity."
An Iraqi child drinks water from a public stand pipe at a refugee camp in Najaf, Iraq on Thursday. The deterioration of Iraq's water and sanitation systems means only an estimated 30 percent of children have access to safe water. AP
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